Tillage
Earlier finish increases area of winter oilseed rape
An increased area of winter oilseed rape will be achieved this season – possibly up to 20,000ha according to the...
Tillage
An increased area of winter oilseed rape will be achieved this season – possibly up to 20,000ha according to the...
Tillage
Two winter oilseed rape varieties have dropped off the Recommended List since 2021 due to seed availability issues, namely Anastasia...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc has published provisional figures for crop margins for the 2022/2023 season. And they make interesting reading. They take full...
Tillage
The herbicide Cleranda can only be used with Clearfield varieties of winter oilseed rape, according to Teagasc. These are varieties...
Tillage
Teagasc has confirmed a significant increase in the area of oilseed rape planted this year – a 20% increase in...
Tillage
Teagasc is advising farmers growing oilseed rape this year to count plant numbers before applying a post-emergent herbicide. This, tillage...
Tillage
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), potassium (K) must never be overlooked when developing a fertiliser plan for oilseed...
N.Ireland
Apart from some late-planted crops of spring barley, the 2022 cereal harvest in Northern Ireland is nearing completion. The promise...
Tillage Technical
Many growers might think that oilseed rape (OSR), with its long tap root, is an answer to the problems caused...
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has highlighted the threat of clubroot in crops of oilseed rape (OSR). ...
Tillage
Growers should target a ground cover of 30 to 40 plants per square metre for oilseed rape (OSR) crops, according...
Tillage
The area of oilseed rape (OSR) grown in Ireland this year increased significantly in 2022. Furthermore, growers have been very...
Tillage
According to Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy, Harvest 2022 is all but completed in many parts of the country. However, not all...
Tillage
A relatively early finish to the winter barley harvest will provide tillage farmers with an ideal opportunity to plant cover...
Tillage
Irish Grain Growers (IGG) chair, Bobby Miller, is calling for the development of an oilseed rape crushing plant in Ireland....
Tillage
Teagasc is confirming that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) was noted as a threat to winter barley crops as far...
Tillage
Varietal cereal selection is becoming increasingly important as an integrated pest management (IPM) tool for tillage farmers, as the challenge...
Tillage
The first of this year’s winter barley crops are being harvested now, following a return to drier weather conditions. However,...